Starters Electronics Kit

Aim is to give kids an initial look at how electronics and computers work on the inside

How it works

The kit looks like a electronics kit with the standard board with parts hooked onto it

Main difference is that instead of using wires and having to attach lots of components like resistors and capacitors, this kit will abstract some of those things away using "Sub-units"

Sub units are self contained packages that need just power to work.

The kit will come with sub-units

Power

Processor

Display

Keypad

speaker

Mic

radio

Storage

The child will then be able to configure the kit into simple electronics without the hassle of connecting parts like resistors and capacitors, which mean nothing to most kids.
So one configuration to make a calculator could be:

Connect power to Processor, display and keyboard

connect processor -> display

connect keyboard -> processor

This will give the child an ability to understand basic concepts like how computers are broken into simpler parts like power supply, processor etc. Most people think electronics are black boxes and this will help them look inside that black box.

Cost:

$400

Safety :

Ages 6-12

no chance of electrocution, will run on a 9V net.

all wires can be like those in Lego Mindstorms kits, with a block like connector.